Vincross builds six-legged robots and developer tools, anchored by Hexa, an all-terrain, stair-climbing programmable robot. Founded in Beijing in 2016 by Tianqi Sun, the company launched Hexa via a $220,000 Kickstarter. Vincross operates an open developer platform and an online marketplace for developer 'skills' and has sold about 2,000 devices in roughly 20 countries, with most sales in China and the U.S. It recently introduced the Mind developer kit, offered at $99 on Kickstarter and planned to retail at $150, targeting students, hobbyists and professional developers. The company plans to use new funding for research and development and to expand product lines into consumer-facing home robotics. Vincross faces competition in the educational and consumer robotics space from players such as Makeblock. Vincross is a Beijing-based robotics startup led by founder and CEO Sun Tianqi that is about to launch its first product, HEXA, a six-legged robot capable of walking, climbing stairs and traversing rough terrain. HEXA is targeted at scientific expeditions and applications such as firefighting and rescue, and the article even references potential use in Elon Musk’s Mars plans. The company plans to release an SDK so developers can create and sell skills through a Skill Store. Vincross intends to use the new funding for recruitment and R&D to support the product launch and development of its ecosystem. The company also plans a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and aims to start mass production later this year. Prior to this round, Vincross raised $1M in angel funding from ZhenFund in early 2015.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Feb 2019